It pays to have had past orders with a seller. This way you know what they sell in that size . Here is why . I went to Bloomington to the retail outlet of the mail order nursery . They run about 6 catalogs under different names . All sell the under sized trees. They also sell larger potted trees at higher prices . Prices are comparable to other potted trees but the selection of varieties is often better . I bought a paw paw , pecan and English walnut for around $21 to $30 each . I also bought 4 bare root pecan from the catalog for about $10 for the four. Catalog says 1 to 3 foot . All are under 1 foot with a diameter of 1/8 inch or less at the base. The potted pecan about 1 foot tall with 1/2 inch at base . So much better tree for the $25 or so . I knew this when buying . The potted tree is leafed out the bare root still waiting . I planted them in pots on the deck and treated them to prevent moisture loss. I think buds are swelling on 1. They will need a lot of TLC . Same thing on catalog fruit trees 1 to 3 foot are 1 foot or less . Other sellers will sell more accurate sizes . So a 3 foot tree of 3/8 diameter is ok but less than that takes a lot of care to get it to survive . Myself I ordered the $12.95 from Summerstone . I believe they will be the larger trees from that age group . I did not pay attention to standard or dwarf and should have as I think now I ordered standard as it did not say. I mainly wanted the variety to graft onto my existing trees and I will grow them near the house for a year before moving to the wooded food plot for deer.
